Executive Board

The BIAC Executive Board comprises senior business leaders from OECD countries.They are approved by BIAC member organizations and elected by the BIAC General Assembly for 2-year terms respectively. Their organizations represent some of the most prominent companies and national industry bodies. The Executive Board meets regularly to decide on BIAC’s strategic directions and its engagement with OECD governments at the highest level.

The BIAC General Assembly consists of Directors General of National BIAC Member Organizations and meets once a year in Spring. The General Assembly establishes the general policies and priorities for the activities of BIAC, establishes BIAC working groups, examines and accepts new members, and approves the annual accounts and budget.

Mr. Phil O’Reilly is the BIAC Chairman, and is also the CEO of BusinessNZ, New Zealand’s largest business advocacy body.

Mr. Bernhard Welschke was appointed as Secretary General of BIAC in April 2013. The Secretary General is a member of the Executive Board.

BIAC’s Executive Board members

All

Chairman

Secretary general

Executive board vice chairs

Phil O’Reilly

Chair

Bernhard Welschke

Secretary General

Gerhard Braun

Executive Board Vice Chair

Ole Johansson

Executive Board Vice Chair

Charles R. Johnston

Executive Board Vice Chair

Yoon Kim

Executive Board Vice Chair

Alejandra Kindelán

Executive Board Vice Chair

Peter Lörincze

Executive Board Vice Chair

José Ignacio Mariscal

Executive Board Vice Chair

Dominique Mockly

Executive Board Vice Chair

Kengo Sakurada

Executive Board Vice Chair

Ghislaine Weder

Executive Board Vice Chair

News and press releases

Business promotes OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Paris, 28 June 2017 — Business considers the responsible conduct of companies across markets as stipulated by the OECD MNE Guidelines to be an integral part of an open...
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Member spotlight

C.E.O.E. Releases Analysis on Business Taxes

Recent Publications

2017 Business at OECD (BIAC) Statement to Ministers

Across OECD countries, the value and impact of globalization is being debated. An increasingly critical perception, coupled with uncertainty over the impact of rapid technological change, has come to...
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